Machine for feeding crowns and the like



Oct. 2, 1923.

G. GOEBEL MACHINE Fon FEEDING caowns AND THE LIKE Original Filed Aug. 2 1919 2 sheets sheet l INVENTOR BY Hi5 ATTO NE YS V Oct. 2 1923. 1,469,556

G. GOEBEL MACHINE FOR FEEDING CROWNS AND THE LIKE Original Filed Aug. 26, 1919 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 59 W 5. i 5;, 47, T

INVENTOR Patented Oct. 2, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE GOEBBL, OF BALTIMORE, IABYLAND, ASSIGNOB TO THE CB'OWN CORK AND SEAL OOIPANY OI BALTIITOBB CITY, OF BALTIIOBE,

DION F ILBYLAHD.

KAF-YLLND, A CORPORA- IAOHINE FOB FEEDING GROWN! AND THE LIKE.

29, 1920. Serial I0. 438,8.

Original application lied August 26, 1918, lerial Io. 318,932. Divided and this application flled'becember To all whom it may concern: 7 Be it known that I, Gnome Gonna1.,a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented 6 certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Feeding Crowns and the like, fully described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a art of the same.

This invention re ates to improvements in machines for feeding crowns and the like. The present application is a division of an application filed August 26, 1919, Serial No. 319,932.

15 It is the principal object'of the invention to provide a paratus'of the type mentioned, capable of e ciently feeding crowns and the likgvata high rate of speed.

ith this general object in view the invention consists in the combinations, details .of construction and arrangements of parts which-will first'be described in connection with the accom anying drawing and then more articular y pointed out.

In t e drawing Fig. 1 is a view in vertical section of an apparatus constructed in accordance with the invention taken on a broken line passing through the selecting and feeding mechanisms and the chute connection;

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation, with parts removed of part of the crown feed;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; 7

Fig. 4 is a similar view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a detail view in vertical section of a portion of the hopper and associated parts.

Referring to the drawings, closures such as crowns are selected from a mass, the mass being contained, for example, in a hopper. As here sh'own, crowns are delivered to a hopper having a slanting bottom 16 and a partial partition 17 so that the crowns move toward the back and bottom of the hopper. The ho per is shown as bolted or otherwise secure to an upright 18 supported in an suitable manner.

Selecting means is provided for delivering the crowns uniformly faced. Although. capable of various constructions, in that here shown as an example, the hopper body is open at the back and forming a back enseparator way. This separator we .a rimary'channel 35 and a secon ary chanclosure therefor is a rotatin late 20 mounted on a shaft 21 journalfi in a bearing bracket 22 suspended from the hopper. Shaft 21 is rotated by a pulley 23 connected by a belt 24 with a second pulley 25 driven by a shaft 26. Mounted on this latter, to rotate the same, is a worm gear 27 meshing with a worm wheel 28 on a vertical sha'ft'29 to which power may be applied in any suitable manner.

Between the hopper body and its back plate 20 is a space which may be called a includes no These channels, in the present embodiment, are formed b the hopper and back plate as follows: he hopper has, at the back, an annular rim or face 36-terminating in an abrupt led e or shelf 36, beyond which is an outwardly inclined surface 37. As appears in Fig. 1 the bottom portion of thee elf 36 and surface 37 are .formed by a separate extension 37 bolted to the hopper, but this is for convenience of manufacture, and the extension piecemay be considered as part of the hopper body. The back plate 20 has a face ortion 38 so disposed with relation to the ace 36 of the hopper that the intervening space ermits the passage of crowns in single e gewise position but not in diskwise position or in dual edgewise relation. Extending outwardly to substantially parallel the surface 37, the plate 20 has an inclined rim 39. At the bottom, the rim of the secondary channel 35 is cut away to provide a hopper delivery mouth herein-'- after referred to.

Crowns sliding down the lower part of the hopper enter the 1primary channel 35 of the separator way w ere they take an u right position indiscriminately faced. n the case of inwardly faced crowns, the skirts lod e on the ledge 36 as appears in Figs. 1 and 4, and the crowns are arrested thereby. Outwardly faced crowns, however, slide past the ledge without being arrested and enter the secondary channel 35. Here the eventuall reach the delivery month t rough whic they pass out.

To elevate the crowns in the separator way, at a plurality of locations in the rotating plate 20 there .are provided sprin pressed studs 40 which extend into the pmmary channel. As the back plate rotates the arrested crowns in the primary channel are carried around the se arator way until they reach a point where t ey can drop back into the mass. Thus, only properly faced crowns can reach the delivery mouth of the Til: invention in its entirety includes in connection with the crown selecting means, crown delivery means capable of delivering a plurality of crowns simultaneously and a ma ine for receiving the delivered crowns. Wit the type of hopper and selecting means here shown, this do ivery means may conveniently be a ho per month of a capacity to deliver seve crowns simultaneously. Although capable of various constructions, as shown, opening downwardly from the secondary channel of the separator way is a delivery mouth formed by cutting away the channel rim. In the present Instance, this hopper delivery mouth is represented by the space between the points 41, 42 and has a capacit of four crowns. That is to say, any num r of crowns, up to and including four may simultaneously pass out from the ho per separator way.

low the deliver mouth is a magazine for receiving the elivered crow'ns. As shown, the extension part 37' which provides the inclined surface 37 of the separator wa is extended downwardl to form a back wa 43 for the zine. t the bottom of this wall is a thickened portion providing a magazine bottom 44. he magazine is provided with cover lates 45 separated sli htlasa arsin i .4an 5,toprovi ea v iew o i ind acces to the crowns in the magazine. It will be seen from the drawings that the surface 37 of the separator way and the wall 43 of the magazine form a continuous supportin surface down which the crowns slide unti they rest on the bottom ledge 44 in a horizontal row in upright edge-to-edge relation.

The invention in its entirety includes crown conductin means leading away from the ma azine an such means mayl take the form 0 a gravity-feed chute. In t e present embodiment, at one end of the ma zine, the bottom rib 44 (Fig. 2) curves s arply downward to join a gravity feed chute 46, more fully described ereinafter. Opposite this end of the rib 44 is a block 47 secured to the plate 37, which forms an end wall for the magazine and which has a curved edge, as appears in Fig. 2, serving to aid in guidin the crowns into the chute.

eans is provided for causing the crowns in the ma zine to move into the chute. lThis ma hm h h a pa er reciprocatingt ug t e azihe to nab the row of collected crow ii into the ute. Although capable of various constructions, as here shown, slidable accomplished, as an example,

through the azine is a pusher 48 of the form shown in igs. 2-4. This usher is supported, by means of an integra arm 49, from a slide block 50, the arm 49 passi through a suitable slot formed in the ba dfi wall of the magazine. The top and bottom of the slide block 50 are rabbeted, as shown in Fi 4. The top slides on a la 51 formed on t e back late 43 and t e bottom slides on a trac member 52 suspended by bolts 53.

The slide block 50 is driven ii a manner to permit the pusher to yield in case a am of crowns occurs. To this end, inserted in the slide block to swivel therein is a tubular connecting member 54, held in place by a flange 55 and a collar 56, the collar being pinned to member 54 by pin 57. Passing through collar 56 and the connecting member 54, is a driving rod 58, uared at that portion which passes throng member 54 (Fig. 4). This drivin rod is mounted on the pin 59 of a crank rotated by shaft 26.

To ieldably connect the driving rod with the side block 50, the rod is frictionall held to the connecting member 54. To this end, the squared portion of rod 58 is embraced between a plug 61, held in place b pin 57, and a spring pressed block 62 sli able in the tubular connecting member 54. Under normal conditions, as the rod reci rocates the friction of the parts described causes the slide block 50 to move with the driving rod, thus reciprocating the pusher in the magazine. In case, however, the pusher encounters an excessive resistance, as in the case of a jam of crowns, the friction mentioned is overcome, thus permitting the driving rod to slide through connecting member 54 without moving the latter. As a result, the pusher remains idle until the obstruction is removed.

To prevent the crowns from buckling upwardly as they approach the chute, yieldable guiding means is rovided, As shown in the present exem li cation, mounted on a pin 63 is a ring normally held in position by a leaf spring 65. This ring is positioned to guide the crowns downwardly into the chute and it can yield by moving on the pin against its sprin With the construction described, the pusher being withdrawn, crowns up to four in number drop into the ma zine and are collected by the botom rib The rotation of shaft 26 causes the pusher 48 to advance through the magazine, thus pushing the cfillecged crowigeflovgard 318 fhute i ntogvhich tey ro,gui en ate4 an 64. By t e time the rotatid n of shaft 26% withdrawn the pusher, another lot of crowns has accumulated for delivery and the opera.- tion continues. This construction makes possible an effective and rapid feed of the crowns.

past such opening. Although capable ofv various constructions, in the present embodiment, the top part of the chute body is formed by downward extensions from the back wall 43 and the end piece 47 0f the magazine. Set into the rabbeted ends of these extensions (Fig. 1) is a plate 66 forming a part of the chute floor in alignment with the floor 67 of the chute proper, but separated therefrom b a space 68. Considerin the chutcas a w ole, this s ace 68 is a disc sage opening formed in the cor of the chute. o conduct proper crowns past the discharge opening, along each side of the opening is a ledge or guide rail 69. These ledges are so spaced as to serve as bearing surfaces for the s irts of proper crowns, but the s ace between them cannot be s anned by a efective crown, such as one with a bent or defective skirt. With this construction, therefore, defective crowns upon reaching the opening 68 will, bymgravity, drop out of the chute and may collected as desired. Proper crowns, however, being able to span the space between the ledges 69 will pass the dischar e opening and slide down the chute.

It wi 1 be understood that the apparatus described is available for feeding com lete crowns to. a capping head or crown she s to an assembling apparatus.

What is claimed is:

1. In apparatus for feeding crowns and the like and in combination a hopper having a de ivery mouth of a capacity to deliver a pluralit of crowns simultaneously, means associated with. the be per for causin the crowns delivered to said mouth to be d all one way, a magazine for receivi the delivered crowns, a gravity-feed chute cading from the magazine, and means for causing the crowns in the magazine to move into said chute.

2. In apparatus for feeding crowns and the like, and in combination a hopper having a delive mouth of a capacity to deliver a plura ity of crowns simultaneously, means associated with the hopper for causing the crowns delivered to said mouth to be faced all one way, a magazine for receiving the delivered crowns, a gravity-feed chute leading from the magazine and a pusher for pushing the crowns in the magazine into said chute.

3. In apparatus for feeding crowns and the like, and in combination a ho per'having a deliver mouth of a capacity to deliver a plura ity of crowns simultaneously, means associated .with the hopper for causing the crowns delivered to said mouth to be faced all one way, a magazine for receiving the delivered crowns, a gravity-feed chute leadin from one end of and ma zine, and a pus er reciprocating throng the. ma azine to push the collected crowns into sai chute.

4. In apparatus for feeding crowns and the like, and in combination a hopper having a deliver mouth of a capacity to deliver a plura ity of crowns simultaneously, means associated with the be r for causing the crowns delivered to sex mouth to be faced all one way, a magazine for receiving the delivered crowns, a gravit -feed chute leading from the ma azine an a yieldably driven pusherfor us ing the crowns in the magazine into said chute.

5. In apparatus for feeding crowns and the like, and in combination a hopper having a delivery mouth of a capacity to deliver a plura ity of crowns simultaneously. means associated with the be r for caus ing the crowns delivered to em mouth to be faced all one way, a magazine for receiving the delivered crowns, a gravity-feed chute leading from the magazine, a pusher' for pushing the crowns toward said chute, and

guiding means for directing the movement of the crowns.

6. In apparatus for feeding crowns and the like, and in combination a hopper having a deliver mouth of a capacity to deliver a plura ity of crowns simultaneously, means associated with the ho r for causing the crowns delivered to em mouth to be faced all one we a magazine for receiving the deliver crowns, a gravity-feed chute leading from the magazine, a pusher for pushin the crowns toward said chute, and a yie dable fguiding member located above the path 0 the crowns for directing their movement.

7. In apparatus for feeding crowns and the like and in combination, a he per having a delive mouth of a capacity to deliver a plura ity of crowns simultaneously, means associated with the be r for causing the crowns delivered to am mouth to be faced all one way, a magazine for receiving the delivered crowns comprising a slant in back wall and a c'rownolding bottom le ge, said magazine communicatin with the be per mouth, a chute beyond t e end of sai ledge for conducting crowns away from the magazine, a block beyond the chute forming an end wall for the magazine, a pusher reciprocable through the magazine for pushing the received crowns into the chute, an arm on the pusher extending through a slot in the back wall of the ma zine, a slide block su porting said arm, an means for reciprocating the slide block to reciprocate the pusher.

8. In apparatus for feeding crowns and the like, and in combination, a hopper for containing a mass of crowns, a magazine for reeeivmgezplurality of selected crowns, a gravity chute leading from the magazine means for seleetm crowns from the mass in the hop r and de ivering simultaneousl a plurality of selected crowns, faced al one way, to the magazine, and a pusher for pushing the crowns in the magazine into said chute.

9. In apparatus for feeding crowns and the like, and in combination, a hopper for containin a mass of crowns, a magazine for receiving horizontal row of crowns in upright ed -toedge relation, a gravity feed chute leading from the magazine ad acent one end thereof, means for selecting crowns from the mass in the hopper and delivering simultaneously a plurality of selected crowns, faced all one way, to the magazine, and a pusher for pushing the crowns in the magazine into sai chute.

10. In apgaratus for feeding crowns and the, like, an in combination, a hopper for containin a mass of crowns a magazine for receiving a plurality of selected crowns and having an exit opening, means for selectin crowns from the mass in the hopr an delivering simultaneously a plurality of selected crowns, faced all one way, to the magazine, and a pusher for dpushing the crowns in the magazine to sai exit opening,'thereby to remove the crowns from the magazine.

11. In ap aratus for feeding crowns and the like, and in combination, a magazine for receiving a longitudinal row of crowns in upright, edge-to-edge relation, a gravity feed chute adjacent one end of the magazine 'and communicating therewith, means for delivering crowns to the magazine all faced one way, and a pusher for pushing the crowns 1n the magazine into said chute.

12. In apparatus for feeding crowns and the like, and in combination, a magazine for receiving a longitudinal row of crowns in upright, edge-to-edge relation, a gravityfeeding chute leading away from said magazine adjacent one end thereof, crown elivery means adjacent the top of the magazine having a capacity for delivering simultaneously a plurality of crowns to the magazine, a' pusher movable through the magezine for pushing the crowns in the magazine into the chute, and means for reciprocating the pusher.

13. In apparatus for feeding crowns and the like, and in combination, a magazine for receiving a row of crowns and having an exit opening for the crowns adjacent one end thereof, crown delivery means for delivering crowns faced all one way to the magazine and having a capacity for delivering a Inrality of crowns simultaneously, an a pusher for pushing the crowns received by the magazine out of the same.

mouse 14. In apparatus for feeding crowns and the like, an in combination, a magazine for receiving a horizontal row of crowns in upright, edge-to-e relation and having an exit opening for t e crowns adjacent one end thereof, crown feeding means for feeding crowns faced all one way to the magazine and having a capacity for delivering a lurallty of crowns simultaneously, and a pusher for pushing the crowns received by the magazine out of the same.

15. In ap aratus for feeding crowns and the like, an in combination, a magazine for receiving a longitudinal row of crowns in upright edge-to-edge relation and having an exit opening for the crowns, crown delivery means for delivering crowns faced all one way to the magazine and having a capacit for delivering a plurality of crowns simn taneously. and a yieldably driven pusher for pushing the crowns in the magazine to said exit 0 ning.

16. n apparatus for feeding crowns and the like, and in combination, a magazine for receiving a longitudinal row of crowns in upright edge-to-edge relation and having an exit opening for the crowns, crown delivery means adjacent the top of the magazine having a capacity for delivering a plurality of crowns simultaneously to the magazine, a gravity feed chute leading away from the magazine, adjacent one end thereof, and a yieldahly driven pusher for pushing the crowns in the magazine to said chute.

17. In apparatus for feeding crowns and the like, an in combinatioma magazine for receiving a horizontal row of crowns in upright edge-to-edge relation and having an exit opening for the crowns, crown delivery means for delivering crowns faced all one way to the magazine and having a capacity for delivering a plurality of crowns simu taneously, a pusher movable through the magazine to push the crowns to said opening thereby to remove the crowns from the magazine, a positively operated driving element. and a yieldable connection between said driving element and the pusher.

18. In apparatus for feeding crowns and the like, and in combination. a magazine for receiving a horizontal row of crowns in edgeto-edge relation, said magazine having an exit opening for the crowns, a pusher movable through the magazine to push the crowns to said opening, thereby to remove the crowns from the magazine. a reciprocable slide block with which the pusher is connected, a tubular connecting member mounted in the slide block, a driving rod passing through the connecting member and slidable therein, means for reciprocating the driving rod, and yieldable means for normally causing the connecting member to move with the driviig rod.

19. In apparatus or feeding crowns and the like, and inieombination a magazine for receiving a horizontal row of crowns in edgeto-edge relation, said magazine having an exit opening for the crowns, a pusher movable through the magazine to push the crowns to said opening, thereby to remove the crowns from the magazine, a reciprocable slide block with which the pusher is connected, a tubular connecting member mounted in the slide block, a driving rod having a squared portion, passing through the connecting member and slidable therein means for reciprocating the driving rod, and a spring-pressed block within the eonnectin member and engagin the squared portion 0 15 the driving rod, w ereby the oonnectin member and slide block are normally cause to be moved by the driving rod but may yield with relation thereto.

In testimony whereof,- I have hereunto set 20 m hand.

y GEORGE GOEBEL. 

